Decadence 2007 - Barrel Aged
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.86
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Anniversary Imperial Porter Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Special Markings: Gold foil neck and paper label gold numbering on it, with bottle #/817
Special Markings: Gold foil neck and paper label gold numbering on it, with bottle #/817
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Nimbleprop. Thanks! Poured a hazy brown cola color with a wispy off-white head. Aroma was some woodsy vanilla oak. Some toffee, sweet malts. Super smooth after all these years - 15 years! Roast, with some light bitterness. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2022
at 04:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Barrel aged version holds up better than non barrel for 2007, 15 years later. Roast and well integrated. Black pour with ok head and lacing. Bitter finish. Big thanks to Nimbleprop for this one. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2022
at 23:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
13th August 2014
Tasting at Jack’s RAH Annexe! Thanks again to Paul for allowing me to delete this one from ’the want but never gonna get’ box. Opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Smooth palate. Dry rich dark malts balance well with vanilla oak. Spicy bourbon and mild dark chocolate. Light dry finish. Warming afterglow. The old BA is alive and well and potent.
Tasting at Jack’s RAH Annexe! Thanks again to Paul for allowing me to delete this one from ’the want but never gonna get’ box. Opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Smooth palate. Dry rich dark malts balance well with vanilla oak. Spicy bourbon and mild dark chocolate. Light dry finish. Warming afterglow. The old BA is alive and well and potent.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2014
at 07:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Chateau Jackl, huge thanks to Paulo Scopester for this whopper, 13/08/14 #345/817. Black with a good sized tan covering that soon dissipates to edgework and spotting. Nose is dark fruit rinds, dark chocolate, BA woody essence, spice, dates, fruit loaf. Taste comprises rich chocolate, light coconut shavings, BA bourbonage evident, woody rinse, more chocolate decadance, dark toffee fudge, light spice, vanilla essence. Medium + body, fine carbonation, light roasty vibes and BA effect in the close. Super solid stuff, this has aged really well, top draw BA stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2014
at 16:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Jacks. Bottle #345/817. It pours darkest brown with a small tan head. The nose is rich, sweet, toasted coconut, vanilla, juicy, wood, marshmallow, toffee and earth. The taste is bitter-sweet, cocoa, toasty coconut, bourbon, earth, must, vanilla, alcohol, spice and wood with a dry, woody finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Rather nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2014
at 13:52
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Paul. Pours dark brown with a bubbly tan head. The nose has lots of dried dark fruits, dates and figs, cherries, wood, vanilla. Medium to big sweet flavor, lots of aged fruits, berries, toffee, some burnt marshmallow, vanilla pods, mild burnt wood. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, further vanilla, toasty cocoa, earth, wood, raisins, some leathery fruits. Excellent. Has aged incredibly well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2014
at 13:51
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Courtesy of t0rin0. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty woody chocolate aroma. Roasted malty woody bourbon and chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty woody bourbon finish with hints of chocolate and caramel in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2013
at 05:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from someone who is awesome for trading it to me. Consumed for 34th birthday. Pours darkest brown-almost black with tan head. Nose and taste of bourbon, graham cracker, nutty malt, roast chocolate malt, caramel toffee, sherry, vanilla and oak. Full bodied. A little oxidized but solid. Held up pretty well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2013
at 10:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle nr. 540/817 - looks really, really good. Beer in the glass deep black, small head. Complex-malty aroma, a bit woody. Starts strong, malty-woody, dry with some sweet notes. Also hints of coffee. Finish shows a bit more balanced malty notes, but still complex, hints of liquorice and vanilla. Warming aftertaste. A great beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2011
at 21:43
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of tarheels86, with a little help from Jean van Roy. Pours very dark brown, small beige head with good retention. Aroma of wood, vanilla, nuts, dates, alcohol. Taste is very smooth and mellow, very rich and roasty, with alcohol showing through. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2011
at 19:00